1990 National League season

The 1990 National League was the 16th since its establishment as a second tier in 1975, a renamed British League Division Two, and the last before it was again renamed British League Division Two.[1]

1990 National League season
LeagueNational League
Season1990
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
Four-Team TournamentStoke Potters
Pairs ChampionshipHackney Kestrels
Riders Championship Andy Grahame
Wimbledon Dons
Highest average Steve Schofield
Hackney Kestrels
(10.51)
Division/s above1990 British League

Summary

The league was initially supposed to run with 18 teams - however, Mildenhall Fen Tigers were unable to form a team to the 42-point minimum average limit, and were expelled on March 22, 1990. Poole Pirates were again champions, and stepped up into British League Division One for the 1991 season. Matches were once again run over a 16-heat formula, with seven riders per team.

League table
PosClubMHomeAwayFAPts
WDLWDL
1 Poole Pirates 32 16 0 0 13 0 3 1779 1224 58
2 Middlesbrough Bears 32 16 0 0 6 2 8 1701 1367 46
3 Ipswich Witches 32 13 2 1 9 0 7 1674 1387 46
4 Glasgow Tigers 32 13 0 3 6 0 10 1643.5 1419,5 38
5 Hackney Kestrels 32 13 0 3 6 0 10 1608 1451 38
6 Berwick Bandits 32 15 0 1 3 1 12 1575.5 1483.5 37
7 Wimbledon Dons 32 12 1 3 4 2 10 1376 1469 35
8 Stoke Potters 32 11 0 5 5 1 10 1573 1489 33
9 Exeter Falcons 32 14 0 2 1 1 14 1576 1489 31
10 Peterborough Panthers 32 13 0 3 2 0 14 1456 1613 30
11 Eastbourne Eagles 32 12 0 4 3 0 13 1426 1636 30
12 Newcastle Diamonds 32 11 0 5 3 0 13 1478.5 1586.5 28
13 Edinburgh Monarchs 32 10 1 5 2 0 14 1520.5 1539.5 25
14 Arena Essex Hammers 32 9 1 5 3 0 13 1380 1674 25
15 Rye House Rockets 32 7 0 9 1 0 15 1386 1672 16
16 Long Eaton Invaders 32 7 2 7 0 0 16 1372 1697 16
17 Milton Keynes Knights 32 5 0 11 1 0 15 1286 1770 12

M = Meetings; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; Pts = Total Points

Last updated: May 1, 2009

Averages

The top ten rider averages in the National League as of October 31, 1990:

Rider Average Team
1 Steve Schofield 10.51 Hackney Kestrels
2 Craig Boyce 10.45 Poole Pirates
3 Steve Regeling 10.20 Exeter Falcons
4 Chris Louis 10.19 Ipswich Witches
5 Rod Hunter 9.93 Middlesbrough Bears
6 David Bargh 9.72 Newcastle Diamonds
7 Mick Poole 9.58 Peterborough Panthers
8 Andy Grahame 9.40 Wimbledon Dons
9 Jens Rassmussen 9.36 Rye House Rockets
10 Andy Galvin 9.27 Hackney Kestrels

National League Knockout Cup

The 1990 National League Knockout Cup was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
14/04Berwick62-33Long Eaton
11/04Long Eaton57-39Berwick

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/07Berwick50-44Poole
27/06Wimbledon62-33Exeter
15/06Hackney64-32Eastbourne
10/06Eastbourne40-56Hackney
10/06Rye House51-45Milton Keynes
07/06Middlesbrough51-44Edinburgh
05/06Milton Keynes56-39Rye House
05/06Poole56-40Berwick
04/06Exeter61-35Wimbledon
03/06Edinburgh51-45Middlesbrough
03/06Glasgow54-41Ipswich
03/06Newcastle61-35Arena Essex
02/06Arena Essex41-55Newcastle
02/06Stoke65-31Peterborough
01/06Peterborough48-48Stoke
31/05Ipswich60-36Glasgow

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/08Poole62-33Hackney
10/08Hackney47-48Poole
29/07Newcastle54-41Ipswich
21/07Stoke51-45Wimbledon
19/07Middlesbrough69-27Milton Keynes
18/07Wimbledon57-37Stoke
17/07Milton Keynes40-56Middlesbrough
19/07Ipswich61-35Newcastle

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
30/08Ipswich47-49Poole
28/08Poole60-36Ipswich
23/08Middlesbrough69-27Wimbledon
22/08Wimbledon36-59Middlesbrough

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
20/09Middlesbrough51-45Poole
18/09Poole62-34Middlesbrough

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1990 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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